Spiked sandal



March 21, 1933. E, 'v RICE 1,902,521

SPIKED SANDAL Filed March 3l, 1932 Il 1111111 I liatented` Mar. 2.1.,1933- l Y, l' Y 1 l l l Y UNITED STATES ff ELMER v. RICE,on.empfNLa(umFlqIA`z l t l j sPIxED Y* Appueation med March a1, 1932.seriainaeoaas,' i

My invention relates to anathletes sandal l Fig. 2 .is at verticallongitudinalA .section adapted to be worn over an ordinary shoe throughthe.ls,andal,` showing the samefap-fv and provided with the usualanti-slipping plied toa shoe.V ,i I` 2 j calks or spikes extending downfrom the Fig. 3 isa-'topplan viewofthesandal. l

5 sole ofthe sandal. Fig. 4 is a vertical section ofyawspringV It is anobject of this invention to provide hook and s trapta'ken ,Q11 "theline,4 of Q a light flexible yet durable sandal which Figure 3, may bequickly slipped over the sole and "Fig 5 is a detailedyertical sectiontaken forward portion of the upper of the ordion the line` of Figure.`.i l

19 nary shoe and provided with attaching Referring to the drawing, lindicatesal 60,V

means. i v flexiblerouter sole, such as a leather sole, to

The present invention contemplates a con- Which spikes 2 ofany desiredconstruction struction of a sandal which covers the sole are Secured.` 3indicatesfjthe inner sole rto and the forward portion of the upper ofthe which the tip andv Vamps 4 are secured. The. l5 shoe only leavingthe shank and heel portip and vamps 'are preferably made of,v one .65tions of the shoe free. This type of sandal peee f leather Or JEhey like,and @Over `the of the prior art was objectionable for the OIWaI'd partof the shoe S, t0 which it` is reason that sand, mud and other matterSecured A,by means of two straps, the front would work between the soleof the sandal Strap y andthe rear Strap 6, 20 and the sole of the shoe,The soleyl of thev sandalcovers the sole 70 The present invention hasfor its object to O the` Shoe Sy extending' rearwardly toaprovide meanswhich will form a closure belille-Where the Shank. of the :ShQe JllrILSup? tween the two soles preventing the entrance wardly. `It at athispoint where the slip` of any sand, water and the like. For this @VerSandals; of the prior art were defective 5 purpose a flexible strip ofmaterial, such as f9.1' the reaSOIl ,that dr'rSHld, mudandl the 75rubber, is secured to the inner end of thev like, lwould work in betweenthe sole 1 of the sole of the sandal which normally projects Serldel endthe SOleQf the ShOe VS,- .I S et; upwardly therefrom but when the sandalis thlS' 19011111 Where the ySOle l `O the Sandal slipped over the shoethe strip of rubber will termlllateS Where `the fleXlng. EOf the shoeform a closure between the two soles. takes plaeemnaking an opening intowhich 80 Another object of the invention is to pro- Sand and the likewouldpenetrate and work` v vide a reversible strap ywhereby the sandalfOrWJrdly llhder the Sele 0f vhe'ShfOe- T0. may be secured to the shoeand the buckle OVeIjCOIhe' `flllllllty. havey pIOVideda Vof the strapmay be disposed either on the leXllOle Strlp 7, Pr9ferahly-mede 0frubber, inside or outside of the shoe as desired by end PITOVlfled'WlthrellfO'lClIlg rhS 7', WhCh the user, is suitably secured tothe innerend of the Another object of the invention is to pro- SOle' l 0f thesandal, such as by sewing, or vide anchoring means holding the strapvulcan'izatlon, or both. The str1p`7 normalagainst vertical displacementon the heel of 1y prOJeCtS vertically upward therefrom, as 40 the Shoe,shown in Figure 5, but when the sandal is With the above and otherobjects, which slipped OVel lo.he ShOe and in ,use it .snugly willappear as the descriptionproceeds, my hugs the Shank 0f the ShOe 21SShOWIl 1D Flginvention consists in the construction and Ure 2- iarrangement of parts hereinafter described The upper 4 has apsprlng hook8 secured 5 and claimed. by rivet 9 to opposite sides thereof for theReferring to the drawing which forms a reception of the reversible strap6 which is part of the specification: provided with a buckle 10. One endof the Fig. l is a perspective view of a sandal strap 6 is provided withan eyelet ll'which containing my improved construction .apsnaps into thespring hooks 8 so that the plied to a shoe. buckle l() maybe Vdisposed"on the inside or @athesme jthe outside of the sandal to suit theconvenience of the wearer. VA. slidable sleeve 12 is arranged onk strap6, said sleeve being provided with an inwardly extending sharp' point13. When the strap 6 has been fast ened and adjusted, the point 13ispressed into the shoe above theheel, thus keeping the strap 6 inposition and preventing vertical displacement thereof.

My improved sandal is especially lsuited for hiking, golfing andother'thl'etic'sports. It is light, flexible, hugs a shoe closely, and

prevents the entrance of sand and the llike i between the soles ofthesandal andy the'shoe:

It should also be noted that the tip and vampsare made of one piece Vandextend sufficiently far upward on'tlhe instep .so vthat sand and dirtare prevented'from getting between 'the `vaiiip'of the 'sandal and theupper yVarious; changes mayfbe made' in the oonstruction and arrangementof parts by those skilled inther art :without rdeparting from `thespirit of my invention as claimed. 25

'I Claim: v l. -A sandal comprisinga'lexible sole-provided withantislippin'g members, means to removably attach thesandal to the'forward portion of an ordinary shofe, said means Comprising afpairofspringfhooks attached tothe shoe, and a'reversible strap provided at oneend with alink andl'at the other end with a buckle whereby said vstrapmay op'- tionally engage eithero'fsaid'spring hooks.

Q. "san'dal emprisingi'a lflexible sole -provided with antislippingmembers, means to removably attach the sandall to the forward portion'of *an yordinary shoe, said means comprising avpair yof spring YhooksVattached to 5the shoe,-and a vreversible strap provided" lat `oneend'wit-ha linkandvat the other end withv a buckle whereby said strapmay`optinally engage either of saidsfpringjhooks, said :Strap having aslidablef sleeve Iprovided with an inwardlyproj'eeting point to securethe strap aga-inst verticaly displacement vto theheeilfthe Shoe.k Y v Intestimony whereof Il have 'signed my name :to 'this'speciication v ELMERV. RICE.

